Garment display form



Dec. 17, 1946. 4,1. MAYER 2,412,900

GARMENT DISPLAY FORM -Filed Dec. 23., 1945 Freu! y /7 FIERE i; l

I ,23 2% l /6 Q l f Y 20 /7 'if 47 'Z/ /6 a 3 h. 6 jbw C `3 /7 26 i d /2 /f ATTORN EYSI Patented Dec. 17, V1946 GARMENZI DISPLAY` FORM Julius .'Mayer, ForestHills,`N."`Y. l Application December 2119.45,.'Serial No. '63,1418

4 Claims.

This Iinvention relates Ltonew anduseful im- ,provements ,in garment `display .forms and more particularly to a "formjfor 4displaying waist band garments .such as trousers, slacks, andskirts in simulation of .their position when worn `bya user.

One of the main features of the inventionresidesin ,a trousers display form for use in dis- Qpl'ayingtrousersin show windows and stores ina manner-to impart a .natural hang .to thetrousers so displayed.

Anotherfeature of .ltheinvention is to provide a display .form which is more readily adjustable to the .trousers and will vautomatically engage the waist portion therefor when-in position.

.Another object is to provide Aa form which can `be'much more quickly applied .to and removed 4 panying drawing which forms part of `the specication and which illustrates "a, .present preferred 'form which the invention may assume.

Generally andbrieflythe invention includes a Ydisplay `form frame comprising spaced upright legswithfeetat the bottom and a crossconnecting member 'atthe top forming 4a substantially rigid generally rectangular 'framewhich will stand on the floor or a show window and support a garment, such as a 'pair of trousers, thereon. Atthe ends of the cross connecting member are disposed waist engaging form membersmovably disposed thereon and means associated Abetweenthe cross connecting member and thewaist engaging form members to automatically at all times press the waist `engaging .form `members outwardly to forcibly engage the waist `portion of the garment. Preferably the Jcross connecting member is a tube of definitelengthfor any 4particular display .form and within its open endsproject .members disposed telescopically therein. Springs 'inthe Vcross connecting member press outwardly on the telescopic members to tend to move them outwardly at all .times,and...the waist engaging form members are disposed on the outer ends of the telescopic members.

This provides a construction which permits the operator to t the device, at the waist, merely by `2 pressing 'inwardly :on the waist engaging .form members to momentarily press -them towards each other while he is adjusting the waistof the garment around 4them after which he merely-lets go of them and the springs will force themdnto .engaging position.

4Other features will appear `from a consideration of thefollowing detailed specification and'in the appended claims which set .forth my invention.

The present preferred .form .which the invention may assume is illustrated in the drawing, .of which, i Figure `1 isa perspective view of .an adjustable trouser display form constructed .in .accordance with theinvention, apair ofitrousers `beingillustrated in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a topplan view.

lFigure 3 is an .enlarged vertical sectional View .taken substantially on lthe'lne 3-.3 of `Figure 2.

Figure 4is anenlarged .detailed vertical sectional view on .thelline 4-4 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, the numeral 'IB denotes my adjustable ltrouser display form 'in .its entirety which includes astand embodyinga pair of spaced apart vertical legs "I`I. These .legs are ofdferent lengths dependingupon the length of the trousers or .other lgarment which-they are tosupport. `Connected to the lower end of each -leg v.II 'is a foot I2 -whichmay be intheform of a flat bar or Ai'.i'1bular inshape. "The lower endof each .leg 4II has. areduced-threaded end 1.3 which .screws .into .a rthreaded 'hole I4 .ofits .relatedfoot lI2. The "feet I2`-'I,2 .mayfbe definitely .spaced by means of .a pair of connecting .cross bars 1.5. .The feet 'I2 extend forwardly and rearwardly a distance `Itoprovide-a supporting base for the legs I I. The legs II andthe feet I2 form leg units whichare .substantially 4.inverted T-shape `and which `are sufficiently rigid to :support the loadto which it is subjected when. in use.

'The upperend of each ,leg His fitted .into .a socket vIIS of .a collar membeixl'l which is fastened rigidly 'in any Asuitable .manner near theends .of` a tubular `element .ILS, o'f predetermined length depending upon thesizepf the -formbeingusecl. The upper end of .each leg is held mits 4socket bymeans of a isetscrew I 9. Telescopinglytting into thev ends of the tubular element I Bgare rods por "hollow .tubes 2.0 :the .open ends of which .face each other. 'Theftbular ,element-.lhas atpinli across it near .the center thereof 'and this pin acts as a bearing member for the inner ends of springs 22 which separately extend from the pin 2| to the outer closed ends of the hollow tubes 20 and the collars I'I may be disposed at different distances from the ends thereof. y 4

The adjustable waist form member 24 includes a pair of arcuate-shaped form sections 25. and 26 with convex outer faces fixedly secured at their mid-portions to the outer ends of the telescoping hollow tubes or elements respectively. Thus it can be seen that these waist form sections will at all times be urged outwardly by the springs 22 to press against the inner portions of the Waist of the supported garment. These formsections 25 and 26 are arranged with their concave sides in spaced confronting relation as best illustrated in Figure 2.

Means are provided for limiting the sliding movement of the tubes 20 relative to the tubular element I8. Each of such means comprises a pin 28 carried by a tube 20 which extends into 'a slot 29 in an adjacent portion of the tubular element I8.

The legs of the trousers T hang down from the waist engaging form 24, with the legs II enclosed therein. In order t0 `llpart a naturalV fullness 'to the lower portions of the trouser legs, I may `I'I lby releasing the set screws I9 whereupon the upper portionv of the formcan be removed from the legsections. The legs of the trousers are then slipped down upon each leg II and past the form sections V2I which have been previously adjusted to the proper dimensions for the trousers being displayed. Y a u The upper unit is then placedinposition on Y the legs I I by'inserting the upper ends of the legs I I into their respective sockets and tightening up the ,set screws I9. However while this is being done the hands of the operator must pressA inwardly on the waist form members 25 and 2B so as to push them in against the outward' thrust of the springs 22 to a contracted position. This will dispose the form members 25 and 26 well within the outline of the waist of the trousers until the upper portion of the form is in place, whereupon the waist form members 25 and 26 can be released and allowed to expand or move outwardly, under the action of springs 22, to press against the -waist Vof the trousers and automatically keepthem in proper position and shape.

`The relation betweenthe length of the trouser legs and'jthe height of the display form can be adjusted to suit by providing a series of sets of legs lI of different length which can be readily substituted the one for the other as the case may require. It will rarely be necessary to substitute for the horizontal tubular member I8 since the expansion and contraction possible to the waist form members'25 and 26 will adapt the upper portion to use with almost any range of garment waist band size.

For packing and shipping and for storage purposes, the form can easily be knocked down as will readily be seen. The legs I I can be unscrewed from the feet I2 and disconnected from the co1- `lars Il `by releasing the set screws I9', thus enabling the several parts to be stowed away in very l small compass.

While the invention has been described in detail and with respect to a present preferred form whichv the invention may assume, it is not to be limited to suchdetails andV forms since many changes and modifications may be made in the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in its broadest aspects. Hence it is intended tocover any `andA all forms and modifications of the invention which may come within'the language or scope of anyone or more of the appended claims.

Having thus describedV the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: p Y

1. A trousers form display device comprising a stand having spaced apart legs over which the legs of trousers are adapted to be loosely fitted, a horizontal member connecting the upper ends of the legs, waist engaging form members with convex outer faces movvably disposed on the ends of the cross connecting member, and spring means associated with the cross connecting member and the waist form members to pressthe waist form members outwardly at all times.

2. A trousers form display device comprisinga stand having spaced apart legs `over whichthe legs of trousers are adapted to be loosely fitted, collars into which the upper ends'of the legs are removably inserted, a fixed horizontaltubular l 3. A trousers form display device comprising a pair o-f arcuate-shaped waist form members with their concave sides facing `each other, hollow tubes connected to the inner mid-fportions of said waistiorm members, a tubular cross connecting member into the ends of which said hollow tubes extend, apin extending across the tubular cross connecting member near its mid-portion, springs within the tubular cross connecting member and with their inner ends bearing against they pin, the outer ends of said springs `bearing against the hollow tubes to force the waist form members outwardly at all times, collars on the ends ofthe tubular cross connecting member, upright Vleg members removably inserted into sockets on said collars, and feet members at the bottom ot .the leg members and threadably engaged. l. A trousers form display device as set forth in. claim 3 including means between the hollow tubes and the connecting member for limiting the sliding movement of the tubes in opposite direc: tions.

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